Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
323151549
label
State Dinner - Turkey 7/20/91 [OA 6035]
core
doc
dtoType
document
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
323151549
contentType
document
title
State Dinner - Turkey 7/20/91 [OA 6035]
citationUrl
identifierLocal
13576-004
collections
Records of the White House Office of Speechwriting (George H. W. Bush Administration)
Speech Draft Files
imageCount
1
hasImages
yes
source
import
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
naId
323151549
levelOfDescription
fileUnit
recordType
description
ocrSource
nara-archive
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
document
mediaId
3c03b20063c20981
ocrText
Originally Processed With FOIA(s):
FOIA Number:
S
S
FOIA
MARKER
This is not a textual record. This is used as an
administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential
Library Staff.
Record Group/Collection:
George H.W. Bush Presidential Records
Collection/Office of Origin:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
Series:
Speech File Draft Files
Subseries:
Chron File, 1989-1993
OA/ID Number:
13576
Folder ID Number:
13576-004
Folder Title:
State Dinner - Turkey 7/20/91 [OA 6035]
Stack:
Row:
Section:
Shelf:
Position:
G
26
17
2
5
NAME OF SPEECH & DATE OF SPEECH State Dinner/Ankans,
July 20, 1991.
Turkey
NAME OF WRITER :
Smith
NAME OF RESEARCHER:
Blymire
SPEECH SYNOPSIS:
President Busl opened by
thanking the Turks AND commentiN on
the similarities between George
Washington AMP Ataturk- - bote are
considered the fatur of tuir country
Mr. Bush team consulatulates the
AccomPlislment in the Persian Gulf
President of Turkey for his
war. Am his continued support of
NATO. I Lis closing remarks, Ples.
Bush spoke of increasing U.S.-Turkuil
relations so of to promote
democratic valued for Generations
to come. Finally, President
Bush ended by varians Lit
6/0/1 to the Turkil people.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 13, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
STATE DINNER TOAST
ANKARA, TURKEY
On Saturday, July 20, at 8 p.m., you will return the toast
at the State Dinner in Ankara, Turkey. Your remarks are 7
minutes in length, and will be on cards.
(Smith/Blymire)
July 13, 1991
Draft Three
TOAST.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, distinguished guests and friends, ladies and
gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for Barbara and me to be in
this magnificent room -- and to be received so warmly by the
President of Turkey. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene." ((nay
MOOT-loo TURK-uhm DEE-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk." " //
Standing there this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington.
Both were great generals; both realized the truth of the
proverb: "Four things come not back: The spoken word. / The
sped arrow. / Time past. / The neglected opportunity." And both
used their words, their times and their opportunities to build
great nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about personal liberty, opportunity, and prosperity. Each
revered the rule of law. /// Now, as then, we believe in what
Ataturk called "peace at home and peace abroad." We know that
protecting peace sometimes means being willing to defend it. //
That is why we have worked together in NATO for nearly 40 years.
That is why we fought together in the Korean War. That is why we
stood together to reverse the occupation of Kuwait. ////
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and we did --
together. // That we succeeded is a tribute to the friendship
between our peoples. It is also a tribute to our willingness to
sacrifice -- and to leadership from people like your President.
There were many people -- men and women -- responsible for
the success of the international coalition and the liberation of
Kuwait. I would like to submit to you tonight that no one
provided greater leadership or clarity of purpose than President
Turgut Ozal. I know because we talked together by phone
countless times. He never flinched and he was always courageous
and far-sighted.
Let me add that our respect and gratitude also extends to
Turkey's military leaders -- the Turkish General Staff -- who
3
displayed uncommon dedication to the coalition's objectives and
uncommon professionalism in working side by side with our own
soldiers and airmen. It was a comfort for all of us in
Washington to know that, when the United Nations decided to
impose sanctions against Iraq, Turkey would not hesitate to do
what was right. I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf
of the American people --- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis
has not, and will not be, forgotten. ////
Let me also say: We know the cost of your courage. Turkey
has incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast --
from its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
As we look ahead, let us use the last year as a model of
cooperation. As allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen
our relationship -- we must create a new strategic relationship.
We can afford no less. Our people deserve no less. 1111
It has been said that "Great tasks and important missions
are accomplished only through cooperative efforts. " / / / That is
why I talked today with President Ozal and Prime Minister Akbulut
of strengthening the bonds that link our countries.
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So let us build a new future together. A
future of peace in the Middle East, a future of peace on Cyprus,
and peace between two great countries, Turkey and Greece, led by
wise and responsible men. Let us work together to build a U.S.-
4
Turkish relationship that accentuates not only the common efforts
of our two governments, but also the connections between our
citizens in a thousand walks of life. In sum, let us go forward
together with the knowledge that our paths are common, our
interests and values are intertwined, and our fate -- as free and
democratic peoples -- will be always linked.
There is an ancient proverb that states, "Man thinks, God
directs." Mr. President, let our path be straight and true. Let
us achieve the real peace Ataturk and General Washington dreamt
of. Let us enrich this generation -- and all generations to
come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
-- To Turkish-American friendship;
-- To a safer world for our children, and all children;
-- And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
# # # #
Document No. 25352155
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 7/12/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: MONDAY, 7/15/91 NOON
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
SUBJECT
ANKARA, TURKEY - SATURDAY, JULY 20
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VIGE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
COWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930
no later than NOON, MONDAY, JULY 15, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No comments. Thanks.
Elizabeth Luttig EL
07/15/91
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
CALHO
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
91 JUL 15 P2:36
JUL 15 1991
91 NOTICE: 15 91 JUL 15 P4: 45
Enclosed are comments from staff members of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Such comments do not necessarily
represent the official position of the Director of OMB or of the
Office of Management and Budget. If you wish to have the
Director's personal comments, please let me know -- and contact
me if you have any questions.
If our proposed substantive changes are not made, please let
us know before the material is prepared in final.
James CKM C. Murr
Associate Director for
Legislative Reference
and Administration
Document No. 35352155
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 7/12/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: MONDAY, 7/15/91 NOON
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
SUBJECT:
ANKARA, TURKEY - SATURDAY, JULY 20
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930
no later than NOON, MONDAY, JULY 15, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blymire)
July 12, 1991
91 JUL 12 AM11: 11
Draft Three
TOAST.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, distinguished guests and friends, ladies and
gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for Barbara and me to be in
this magnificent room -- and to be received so warmly by the
President of Turkey. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene." ( (Nay
Mut-loo Turk-um Dee-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk.' //
Standing here this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington. /
Both were great generals, capable of prosecuting a war to
victory. Both realized the truth of the proverb: "Four things
never return. The spoken word. / The sped arrow. / Time past. /
The neglected opportunity." And both used their words, their
swords, their times and their opportunities to build great
nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. / /
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about human rights and personal liberty, opportunity, and
prosperity. Each revered the rule of law. // Now, as then, we
believe in what Ataturk called "peace at home, and peace abroad.' II
We know that protecting peace sometimes means being willing to
defend it. // That is why we have worked together in NATO for
nearly 40 years. / That is why we fought together in the Korean
War. / That is why we stood together to reverse the occupation
of Kuwait. //
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and did. // That we
succeeded is a tribute to the friendship between our peoples. It
is also a tribute to our willingness to sacrifice -- and to
leadership from people like your President. //
(Mollin 306
I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf of the
been
American people -- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis has not
and will not be, forgotten. // We remember how you shut down the
Iraqi oil pipeline -- then, banned cross border trade -- then,
permitted allied military strikes from your bases. // We
appreciate your more-than 100,000 troops to the Iraqi border --
A
occupying over ten Iraqi divisions and helping deter further
3
adventurism. And we value your membership in the new rapid
deployment force. //
Let me say: I know the cost of your courage. Turkey has
made great economic sacrifices
incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast -- from
and contributed greatly with
its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
Howard X4657
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
For its part, America has tried to help. Through our
chairmanship of the Gulf Crisis Financial Coordination Group, we
have obtained economic assistance for Turkey. We have also made
large assistance available on a bilateral basis. / As we look
ahead, let us use the last year as a model of cooperation. / As
allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen our
relationship. We can afford no less. Our people deserve no
less. //
A Turkish scholar once said, "Great tasks and important
missions are accomplished only through cooperative efforts." //
That is why we talked today of strengthening the bonds that link
our countries. / We discussed how other countries can do what
Turkey has: Eliminate illicit opium production. / We praised
Turkey's ability to export to the world / attract tourists and
investors / to develop the agricultural potential of this region
through water projects / and to educate its people. /
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So we detailed today the need to deal --
directly, and decisively -- with the Cyprus question. /
4
We spoke of how the international community can aid regional
stability by making good on its Gulf Crisis economic support
payments to Turkey. /
(moling (mx3060)
We focused, too, on the need to avoid strife in the Agean
e
Sea -- and to reach agreement on Agean seabed issues. / We are
\
united by this belief: Reason -- not inflated rhetoric -- can
make ours a better, more peaceful world. //
Toward that end, I was pleased to talk to President Ozal of
our desire for a strategic understanding with Turkey on the Gulf importan
and Middle East. / We intend to sell Turkey 80 F-16 planes. We
chang
Howa
retstated our commitment to greater FMS funding. We reaffirmed
continued military assistance.
X46-
our support of Turkey's membership in the European Community. /
I believe these acts can advance security / stability / and
justice in this region and across the globe. /
There is an ancient proverb that goes, "God guides whom He
wills toward a straight path." Mr. President, let our path be
straight and true. Let us achieve the real peace Attaturk and
General Washington dreamt of. Let us enrich this generation --
and all generations to come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
-- To Turkish-American friendship;
-- To a safer world for our children, and all children;
-- And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
#
#
#
#
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANI
91 JUL 16 16
DATE:
7/16/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER, ANKARA
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blymire)
July 13, 1991
Draft Three
TOAST.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, distinguished guests and friends, ladies and
gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for Barbara and me to be in
this magnificent room -- and to be received so warmly by the
President of Turkey. 11
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene." ((nay
MOOT-loo TURK-uhm DEE-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk. " 11
Standing there this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington.
Both were great generals; both realized the truth of the
proverb: "Four things come not back: The spoken word. / The
sped arrow. / Time past. / The neglected opportunity." And both
used their words, their times and their opportunities to build
great nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about personal liberty, opportunity, and prosperity. Each
revered the rule of law. /// Now, as then, we believe in what
Ataturk called "peace at home and peace abroad." We know that
protecting peace sometimes means being willing to defend it. //
That is why we have worked together in NATO for nearly 40 years.
That is why we fought together in the Korean War. That is why we
stood together to reverse the occupation of Kuwait. ////
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and we did --
together. 11 That we succeeded is a tribute to the friendship
between our peoples, and to our willingness to sacrifice. It is
also a tribute to the leadership from people like your President.
There were many people -- men and women -- responsible for
the success of the international coalition and the liberation of
Kuwait. I believe that no one provided greater leadership or
clarity of purpose than President Turgut Ozal. I know because we
talked together by phone countless times. He never flinched and
he was always courageous and far-sighted.
Let me add that our respect and gratitude also extends to
Turkey's military leaders -- the Turkish General Staff -- who
displayed uncommon dedication to the coalition's objectives and
3
uncommon professionalism in working side by side with our own
soldiers and airmen. It was a comfort for all of us in
Washington to know that, when the United Nations decided to
impose sanctions against Iraq, Turkey would not hesitate to do
what was right. I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf
of the American people -- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis
has not, and will not be, forgotten. ////
Let me also say: We know the cost of your courage. Turkey
has incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast --
from its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
As we look ahead, let us use the last year as a model of
cooperation. As allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen
our relationship -- we must create a new strategic relationship.
We can afford no less. Our people deserve no less. ////
It has been said that "Great tasks and important missions
are accomplished only through cooperative efforts. "/// That is
why I talked today with President Ozal and Prime Minister Yilmaz
of strengthening the bonds that link our countries.
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So let us build a new future together. A
future of peace in the Middle East, a future of peace on Cyprus,
and peace between two great countries, Turkey and Greece, led by
wise and responsible men. Let us work together to build a U.S.-
Turkish relationship that accentuates not only the common efforts
4
of our two governments, but also the connections between our
citizens in a thousand walks of life. In sum, let us go forward
together with the knowledge that our paths are common, our
interests and values are intertwined, and our fate -- as free and
democratic peoples -- will be always linked.
Mr. President, let our path be straight and true. Let us
achieve the real peace Ataturk and General Washington dreamt of.
Let us enrich this generation -- and all generations to come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
--
To Turkish-American friendship;
--
To a safer world for our children, and all children;
:
And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 15, 1991 91 JUL 16 A9:33
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP/Ons
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: State Dinner, Ankara
Turkey
We have reviewed the attached draft and have no suggested
changes from a policy standpoint. We approve of the draft
remarks in their current form.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Document No. 35352155
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 7/12/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
MONDAY, 7/15/91 NOON
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY - SATURDAY, JULY 20
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930
no later than NOON, MONDAY, JULY 15, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blymire)
July 12, 1991
91 JUL 12 AM11: 11
Draft Three
TOAST.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, distinguished guests and friends, ladies and
gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for Barbara and me to be in
this magnificent room -- and to be received so warmly by the
President of Turkey. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene." ((Nay
Mut-loo Turk-um Dee-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk.' " //
Standing here this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington. /
Both were great generals, capable of prosecuting a war to
victory. Both realized the truth of the proverb: "Four things
never return. The spoken word. / The sped arrow. / Time past. /
The neglected opportunity. And both used their words, their
swords, their times and their opportunities to build great
nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about human rights and personal liberty, opportunity, and
prosperity. Each revered the rule of law. // Now, as then, we
believe in what Ataturk called "peace at home, and peace abroad. "
We know that protecting peace sometimes means being willing to
defend it. // That is why we have worked together in NATO for
nearly 40 years. / That is why we fought together in the Korean
War. / That is why we stood together to reverse the occupation
of Kuwait. //
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and did. // That we
succeeded is a tribute to the friendship between our peoples. It
is also a tribute to our willingness to sacrifice -- and to
leadership from people like your President. //
I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf of the
American people -- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis has not,
and will not be, forgotten. // We remember how you shut down the
Iraqi oil pipeline -- then, banned cross border trade -- then,
permitted allied military strikes from your bases. // We
appreciate your more than 100,000 troops to the Iraqi border --
occupying over ten Iraqi divisions and helping deter further
3
adventurism. And we value your membership in the new rapid
deployment force. //
Let me say: I know the cost of your courage. Turkey has
incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast -- from
its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
For its part, America has tried to help. Through our
chairmanship of the Gulf Crisis Financial Coordination Group, we
have obtained economic assistance for Turkey. We have also made
large assistance available on a bilateral basis. / As we look
ahead, let us use the last year as a model of cooperation. / As
allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen our
relationship. We can afford no less. Our people deserve no
less. / /
A Turkish scholar once said, "Great tasks and important
missions are accomplished only through cooperative efforts. " //
That is why we talked today of strengthening the bonds that link
our countries. / We discussed how other countries can do what
Turkey has: Eliminate illicit opium production. / We praised
Turkey's ability to export to the world / attract tourists and
investors / to develop the agricultural potential of this region
through water projects / and to educate its people. /
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So we detailed today the need to deal --
directly, and decisively -- with the Cyprus question. /
4
We spoke of how the international community can aid regional
stability by making good on its Gulf Crisis economic support
payments to Turkey. /
We focused, too, on the need to avoid strife in the Agean
Sea -- and to reach agreement on Agean seabed issues. / We are
united by this belief: Reason -- not inflated rhetoric -- can
make ours a better, more peaceful world. //
Toward that end, I was pleased to talk to President Ozal of
our desire for a strategic understanding with Turkey on the Gulf
and Middle East. / We intend to sell Turkey 80 F-16 planes. We
retstated our commitment to greater FMS funding. We reaffirmed
our support of Turkey's membership in the European Community. /
I believe these acts can advance security / stability / and
justice in this region and across the globe. /
There is an ancient proverb that goes, "God guides whom He
wills toward a straight path." Mr. President, let our path be
straight and true. Let us achieve the real peace Attaturk and
General Washington dreamt of. Let us enrich this generation --
and all generations to come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
-- To Turkish-American friendship;
-- To a safer world for our children, and all children;
-- And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
# # # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 16, 1991 91 JUL 16 P4:24
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
FROM:
STEPHEN G. RADEMAKER SR
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: State Dinner, Ankara,
Turkey, 7/20
Pursuant to Phillip Brady's request, Counsel's Office has
reviewed the above-referenced matter and has no objection to the
proposed presidential remarks.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
(Smith/Blymire)
July 15, 1991
Draft One
C.S.TURK
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "How happy am I to be a Turk."
Standing there this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington.
Both were great generals; both realized the truth of the
proverb: "Four things come not back: The spoken word. / The
sped arrow. / Time past. / The neglected opportunity." And both
used their words, their times and their opportunities to build
great nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about personal liberty and opportunity. Now, as then, we believe
2
in what Ataturk called "peace at home and peace abroad. " We know
that protecting peace sometimes means being willing to defend it.
// That is why we have worked together in NATO for nearly 40
years. That is why we fought together in the Korean War. That is
why we stood together to reverse the occupation of Kuwait. ////
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and we did --
together. // That we succeeded is a tribute to the friendship
between our peoples, and to our willingness to sacrifice. It is
also a tribute to the leadership from people like your President.
There were many people -- men and women -- responsible for
the success of the international coalition and the liberation of
Kuwait. I believe that no one provided greater leadership or
clarity of purpose than President Turgut Ozal. I know because we
talked together by phone countless times. He never flinched and
he was always courageous and far-sighted.
Let me add that our respect and gratitude also extends to
Turkey's military leaders -- the Turkish General Staff -- who
displayed uncommon dedication to the coalition's objectives. It
was a comfort for all of us in Washington to know that, when the
United Nations decided to impose sanctions against Iraq, Turkey
would not hesitate to do what was right. I want you to know --
and I speak on behalf of the American people -- that Turkey's
role in the Gulf Crisis has not, and will not be, forgotten. ////
3
Let me also say: We know the cost of your courage. Turkey
has incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast --
from its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
As we look ahead, let us use the last year as a model of
cooperation. As allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen
our relationship -- we must create a new strategic relationship.
It has been said that "Great tasks and important missions
are accomplished only through cooperative efforts. "/// That is
why I talked today with President Ozal and Prime Minister Akbulut
of strengthening the bonds that link our countries.
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So let us build a new future together. A
future of peace in the Middle East, a future of peace on Cyprus,
and peace between two great countries, Turkey and Greece, led by
wise and responsible men. Let us work together to build a U.S. -
Turkish relationship that accentuates not only the common efforts
of our two governments, but also the connections between our
citizens in a thousand walks of life. In sum, let us go forward
together with the knowledge that our paths are common, our
interests and values are intertwined, and our fate -- as free and
democratic peoples -- will be always linked.
Mr. President, let our path be straight and true. Let us
achieve the real peace Ataturk and General Washington dreamt of.
Let us enrich this generation -- and all generations to come.
(Smith/Blymire)
July 13, 1991
Draft Three
TOAST.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, distinguished guests and friends, ladies and
gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for Barbara and me to be in
this magnificent room -- and to be received so warmly by the
President of Turkey. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene." ((nay
MOOT-loo TURK-uhm DEE-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk. " //
Standing there this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington.
Both were great generals; both realized the truth of the
proverb: "Four things come not back: The spoken word. / The
sped arrow. / Time past. / The neglected opportunity." And both
used their words, their times and their opportunities to build
great nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about personal liberty, opportunity, and prosperity. Each
revered the rule of law. /// Now, as then, we believe in what
Ataturk called "peace at home and peace abroad." We know that
protecting peace sometimes means being willing to defend it. //
That is why we have worked together in NATO for nearly 40 years.
That is why we fought together in the Korean War. That is why we
stood together to reverse the occupation of Kuwait. ////
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and we did --
together. // That we succeeded is a tribute to the friendship
and
between our peoples, It is also a tribute to our willingness to
It is also a tribute tothe
sacrifice. and to leadership from people like your President.
There were many people -- men and women -- responsible for
the success of the international coalition and the liberation of
I behave
Kuwait. I would like to submit to you tonight that no one
provided greater leadership or clarity of purpose than President
Turgut Ozal. I know because we talked together by phone
countless times. He never flinched and he was always courageous
and far-sighted.
Let me add that our respect and gratitude also extends to
Turkey's military leaders -- the Turkish General Staff -- who
3
displayed uncommon dedication to the coalition's objectives and
uncommon professionalism in working side by side with our own
soldiers and airmen. It was a comfort for all of us in
Washington to know that, when the United Nations decided to
impose sanctions against Iraq, Turkey would not hesitate to do
what was right. I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf
of the American people -- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis
has not, and will not be, forgotten. ////
Let me also say: We know the cost of your courage. Turkey
has incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast --
from its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
As we look ahead, let us use the last year as a model of
cooperation. As allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen
our relationship -- we must create a new strategic relationship.
We can afford no less. Our people deserve no less. ////
It has been said that "Great tasks and important missions
are accomplished only through cooperative efforts. " / / / That is
why I talked today with President Ozal and Prime Minister Akbulut
of strengthening the bonds that link our countries.
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So let us build a new future together. A
future of peace in the Middle East, a future of peace on Cyprus,
and peace between two great countries, Turkey and Greece, led by
wise and responsible men. Let us work together to build a U.S.- -
4
Turkish relationship that accentuates not only the common efforts
of our two governments, but also the connections between our
citizens in a thousand walks of life. In sum, let us go forward
together with the knowledge that our paths are common, our
interests and values are intertwined, and our fate -- as free and
democratic peoples -- will be always linked.
There is an ancient proverb that states, "Man thinks, God
directs Mr. President, let our path be straight and true. Let
us achieve the real peace Ataturk and General Washington dreamt
of. Let us enrich this generation -- and all generations to
come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
--
To Turkish-American friendship;
--
To a safer world for our children, and all children;
--
And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 25352155
5270
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 7/12/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: MONDAY, 7/15/91 NOON
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
SUBJECT:
ANKARA, TURKEY - SATURDAY, JULY 20
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARN
BRAD
BRON
SHOULD WE WAIT
CARD
DEMA
FOR D² COMMENTS?
FITZV
GRAY
HOLII
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930
no later than NOON, MONDAY, JULY 15, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
I | MASTER -
RESPONSE:
July 13, 1991
The NSC Staff concurs with the changesindicated.
Wathing
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
Brent Scowcroft
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blymire)
July 12, 1991
91 JUL 12 AMII: 11
Draft Three
TOAST.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, distinguished guests and friends, ladies and
gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for Barbara and me to be in
this magnificent room -- and to be received SO warmly by the
President of Turkey. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene." ((Nay
Mut-loo Turk-um Dee-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk. " //
there
Standing here this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington. /
1.B. quecks
Both were great generals; capable of prosecuting a war to
will
have
victory. Both realized the truth of the proverb: "Four things
to
never return. The spoken word. / The sped arrow. / Time past. /
The neglected opportunity. " And both used their words, their
swords, their times and their opportunities to build great
nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about human rights and personal liberty, opportunity, and
prosperity. Each revered the rule of law. // Now, as then, we
believe in what Ataturk called "peace at home, and peace abroad. "
We know that protecting peace sometimes means being willing to
defend it. // That is why we have worked together in NATO for
nearly 40 years. / That is why we fought together in the Korean
War. / That is why we stood together to reverse the occupation
of Kuwait. //
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
together
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and,did. // That we
succeeded is a tribute to the friendship between our peoples. It
is also a tribute to our willingness to sacrifice -- and to
leadership from people like your President. //
Insent A Here (attached)
I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf of the
American people -- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis has not,
and will not be, forgotten. // We remember how you shut down the
Iraqi oil pipeline -- then, banned cross border trade then,
permitted allied military strikes from your bases. TT We
appreciate your more than 100,000 troops to the Iraqi border --
occupying over ten Iraqi divisions and helping deter further
3
adventurism. And we value your membership in the new rapid
deployment force. LI
also We
Let me^say: & know the cost of your courage. Turkey has
incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast -- from
its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
For its part, America has tried to help. Through our
chairmanship of the Gulf Crisis Financial Coordination Group, we
have obtained economic assistance for Turkey. We have also made
large assistance available on a bilateral basis. / As we look
ahead, let us use the last year as a model of cooperation. / As
allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen our
we must create a str ategis relationship.
relationship. We can afford no less. Our people deserve no
less. //
A Turkish scholar once said, "Great tasks and important
missions are accomplished only through cooperative efforts.
I
with President ozil and Prime Minister yilmly
That is why we talked today of strengthening the bonds that link
our countries. / We discussed how other countries can do what
Turkey has: Eliminate illicit opium production. + We praised
Turkey's ability to export to the world t attract tourists and
investors + to develop the agricultural potential of this region
through water projects / and to educate its people. /
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
Insert B here (attached)
also peace abroad. So we detailed today the need to deal
E
directly, and decisively -- with the Cyprus question. /
4
We spoke of how the international community can aid regional
stability by making good on its Gulf Crisis economic support
payments to Turkey. /
We focused, too, on the need to avoid strife in the Agean
Sea -- and to reach agreement on Agean seabed issues. / We are
united by this belief: Reason -- not inflated rhetoric -- can
make ours a better, more peaceful world. //
Toward that end, I was pleased to talk to President Ozal of
our desire for a strategic understanding with Turkey on the Gulf
and Middle East. 1 We intend to sell Turkey 80 F-16 planes. We
retstated our commitment to greater FMS funding. We reaffirmed
our support of Turkey's membership in the European Community. /
I believe these acts can advance security / stability / and
justice in this region and across the globe. /
state
There is an ancient proverb that goes, "God guides whom He
wills toward a straight path." Mr. President, let our path be
straight and true. Let us achieve the real peace Attaturk and
General Washington dreamt of. Let us enrich this generation --
and all generations to come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
-- To Turkish-American friendship;
-- To a safer world for our children, and all children;
-- And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
#
#
#
#
INSERT A
There were many people--men and women--responsible for the
success of the international coalition and the liberation of
Kuwait. I would like to submit to you tonight that no one
provided greater leadership or clarity of purpose than President
Turgut Ozal. I know because we talked together by phone
countless times. He never flinched and he was always courageous
and far-sighted.
Let me add that our respect and gratitude also extends to
Turkey's military leaders--the Turkish General Staff- who
displayed uncommon dedication to the coalition's objectives and
uncommon professionalism in working side by side with our own
soldiers and airmen. It was a comfort for all of us in
Washington to know that, when the United Nations decided to
impose sanctions against Iraq, Turkey would not hesitate to do
what was right.
INSERT B
So let us build a new future together. A future of peace in the
Middle East, a future of peace on Cyprus, and peace between two
great countries led by wise and responsible men, Turkey and
Greece. Let us work together to build a U.S. Turkish
relationship that accentuates not only the common efforts of our
two governments, but also the connections between our citizens in
a thousand walks of life. In sum, let us go forward together
with the knowledge that our paths are common, our interests and
values are intertwined and our fate, as free and democratic
peoples, will be linked .
Document No. 35352155
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 JUL 12 All: 56
DATE: 7/12/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: MONDAY, 7/15/91 NOON
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
SUBJECT:
ANKARA, TURKEY - SATURDAY, JULY 20
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
NW
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930
no later than NOON, MONDAY, JULY 15, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blymire)
July 12, 1991
91 JUL 12 AM11: 11
Draft Three
TOAST.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, distinguished guests and friends, ladies and
gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for Barbara and me to be in
this magnificent room -- and to be received so warmly by the
President of Turkey. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene." ((Nay
Mut-loo Turk-um Dee-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk. " //
Standing here this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington. /
Both were great generals, capable of prosecuting a war to
victory. Both realized the truth of the proverb: "Four things
never return. The spoken word. / The sped arrow. / Time past. /
The neglected opportunity." And both used their words, their
swords, their times and their opportunities to build great
nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about human rights and personal liberty, opportunity, and
prosperity. Each revered the rule of law. // Now, as then, we
believe in what Ataturk called "peace at home, and peace abroad. "
We know that protecting peace sometimes means being willing to
defend it. // That is why we have worked together in NATO for
nearly 40 years. / That is why we fought together in the Korean
War. / That is why we stood together to reverse the occupation
of Kuwait. //
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and did. // That we
succeeded is a tribute to the friendship between our peoples. It
is also a tribute to our willingness to sacrifice -- and to
leadership from people like your President. //
I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf of the
American people -- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis has not,
and will not be, forgotten. // We remember how you shut down the
Iraqi oil pipeline -- then, banned cross border trade -- then,
permitted allied military strikes from your bases. // We
appreciate your more than 100,000 troops to the Iraqi border --
occupying over ten Iraqi divisions and helping deter further
3
adventurism. And we value your membership in the new rapid
deployment force. / /
Let me say: I know the cost of your courage. Turkey has
incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast -- from
its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
For its part, America has tried to help. Through our
chairmanship of the Gulf Crisis Financial Coordination Group, we
have obtained economic assistance for Turkey. We have also made
large assistance available on a bilateral basis. / As we look
ahead, let us use the last year as a model of cooperation. / As
allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen our
relationship. We can afford no less. Our people deserve no
less. //
A Turkish scholar once said, "Great tasks and important
missions are accomplished only through cooperative efforts. " / /
That is why we talked today of strengthening the bonds that link
our countries. / We discussed how other countries can do what
Turkey has: Eliminate illicit opium production. / We praised
Turkey's ability to export to the world / attract tourists and
investors / to develop the agricultural potential of this region
through water projects / and to educate its people. /
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So we detailed today the need to deal --
directly, and decisively -- with the Cyprus question. /
4
We spoke of how the international community can aid regional
stability by making good on its Gulf Crisis economic support
payments to Turkey. /
We focused, too, on the need to avoid strife in the Agean
Sea -- and to reach agreement on Agean seabed issues. / We are
united by this belief: Reason -- not inflated rhetoric -- can
make ours a better, more peaceful world. //
Toward that end, I was pleased to talk to President Ozal of
our desire for a strategic understanding with Turkey on the Gulf
and Middle East. / We intend to sell Turkey 80 F-16 planes. We
retstated our commitment to greater FMS funding. We reaffirmed
our support of Turkey's membership in the European Community. /
I believe these acts can advance security / stability / and
justice in this region and across the globe. /
There is an ancient proverb that goes, "God guides whom He
wills toward a straight path." Mr. President, let our path be
straight and true. Let us achieve the real peace Attaturk and
General Washington dreamt of. Let us enrich this generation --
and all generations to come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
-- To Turkish-American friendship;
-- To a safer world for our children, and all children;
-- And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 35352155
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 JUL 12 P4: 30
DATE: 7/12/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: MONDAY, 7/15/91 NOON
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
SUBJECT:
ANKARA, TURKEY - SATURDAY, JULY 20
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
PETERSMEYER
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BRADY
SMITH
BROMLEY
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS.
DEMAREST
SNOW
FITZWATER
PORTER ROSE
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930
no later than NOON, MONDAY, JULY 15, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
oh
or
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blymire)
July 12, 1991
91 JUL 12 Alill: 11
Draft Three
TOAST.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, distinguished guests and friends, ladies and
gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for Barbara and me to be in
this magnificent room -- and to be received so warmly by the
President of Turkey. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene.' ( (Nay
Mut-loo Turk-um Dee-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk." //
Standing here this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington. /
Both were great generals, capable of prosecuting a war to
victory. Both realized the truth of the proverb: "Four things
never return. The spoken word. / The sped arrow. / Time past. /
The neglected opportunity." And both used their words, their
swords, their times and their opportunities to build great
nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about human rights and personal liberty, opportunity, and
prosperity. Each revered the rule of law. // Now, as then, we
believe in what Ataturk called "peace at home, and peace abroad."
We know that protecting peace sometimes means being willing to
defend it. // That is why we have worked together in NATO for
nearly 40 years. / That is why we fought together in the Korean
War. / That is why we stood together to reverse the occupation
of Kuwait. //
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and did. // That we
succeeded is a tribute to the friendship between our peoples. It
is also a tribute to our willingness to sacrifice -- and to
leadership from people like your President. //
I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf of the
American people -- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis has not,
and will not be, forgotten. // We remember how you shut down the
Iraqi oil pipeline -- then, banned cross border trade -- then,
permitted allied military strikes from your bases. // We
appreciate your more than 100,000 troops to the Iraqi border --
occupying over ten Iraqi divisions and helping deter further
3
adventurism. And we value your membership in the new rapid
deployment force. //
Let me say: I know the cost of your courage. Turkey has
incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast -- from
its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
For its part, America has tried to help. Through our
chairmanship of the Gulf Crisis Financial Coordination Group, we
have obtained economic assistance for Turkey. We have also made
large assistance available on a bilateral basis. / As we look
ahead, let us use the last year as a model of cooperation. / As
allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen our
relationship. We can afford no less. Our people deserve no
less. //
A Turkish scholar once said, "Great tasks and important
missions are accomplished only through cooperative efforts. If //
That is why we talked today of strengthening the bonds that link
our countries. / We discussed how other countries can do what
Turkey has: Eliminate illicit opium production. / We praised
Turkey's ability to export to the world / attract tourists and
investors / to develop the agricultural potential of this region
through water projects / and to educate its people. /
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So we detailed today the need to deal --
directly, and decisively -- with the Cyprus question. /
4
We spoke of how the international community can aid regional
stability by making good on its Gulf Crisis economic support
payments to Turkey. /
We focused, too, on the need to avoid strife in the Agean
Sea -- and to reach agreement on Agean seabed issues. / We are
united by this belief: Reason -- not inflated rhetoric -- can
make ours a better, more peaceful world. //
Toward that end, I was pleased to talk to President Ozal of
our desire for a strategic understanding with Turkey on the Gulf
and Middle East. / We intend to sell Turkey 80 F-16 planes. We
retstated our commitment to greater FMS funding. We reaffirmed
our support of Turkey's membership in the European Community. /
I believe these acts can advance security / stability / and
justice in this region and across the globe. /
There is an ancient proverb that goes, "God guides whom He
wills toward a straight path.' " Mr. President, let our path be
straight and true. Let us achieve the real peace Attaturk and
General Washington dreamt of. Let us enrich this generation --
and all generations to come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
--
To Turkish-American friendship;
--
To a safer world for our children, and all children;
--
And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
#
#
#
#
(Smith/Blymire)
July 12, 1991.
Draft Three
TOAST.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, distinguished guests and friends, ladies and
gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for Barbara and me to be in
this magnificent room -- and to be received so warmly by the
President of Turkey. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene." ((Nay
Mut-loo Turk-um Dee-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk. " //
Standing here this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington. /
Both were great generals, capable of prosecuting a war to
victory. Both realized the truth of the proverb: "Four things
never return. The spoken word. / The sped arrow. / Time past. /
The neglected opportunity." And both used their words, their
swords, their times and their opportunities to build great
nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about human rights and personal liberty, opportunity, and
prosperity. Each revered the rule of law. // Now, as then, we
believe in what Ataturk called "peace at home, and peace abroad."
We know that protecting peace sometimes means being willing to
defend it. // That is why we have worked together in NATO for
nearly 40 years. / That is why we fought together in the Korean
War. / That is why we stood together to reverse the occupation
of Kuwait. / /
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. ) It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and did. // That we
succeeded is a tribute to the friendship between our peoples. It
is also a tribute to our willingness to sacrifice -- and to
leadership from people like your President. //
I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf of the
American people -- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis has not,
and will not be, forgotten. // We remember how you shut down the
Iraqi oil pipeline -- then, banned cross border trade -- then,
permitted allied military strikes from your bases. // We
appreciate your more than 100,000 troops to the Iraqi border --
occupying over ten Iraqi divisions and helping deter further
3
adventurism. And we value your membership in the new rapid
deployment force. //
Let me say: I know the cost of your courage. Turkey has
incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast -- from
its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
For its part, America has tried to help. Through our
chairmanship of the Gulf Crisis Financial Coordination Group, we
have obtained economic assistance for Turkey. We have also made
large assistance available on a bilateral basis. / As we look
ahead, let us use the last year as a model of cooperation. / As
allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen our
relationship. We can afford no less. Our people deserve no
less. //
A Turkish scholar once said, "Great tasks and important
missions are accomplished only through cooperative efforts. If //
That is why we talked today of strengthening the bonds that link
our countries. / We discussed how other countries can do what
Turkey has: Eliminate illicit opium production. / We praised
Turkey's ability to export to the world / attract tourists and
investors / to develop the agricultural potential of this region
through water projects / and to educate its people. /
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So we detailed today the need to deal --
directly, and decisively -- with the Cyprus question. /
4
We spoke of how the international community can aid regional
stability by making good on its Gulf Crisis economic support
payments to Turkey. /
We focused, too, on the need to avoid strife in the Agean
Sea -- and to reach agreement on Agean seabed issues. / We are
united by this belief: Reason -- not inflated rhetoric -- can
make ours a better, more peaceful world. //
Toward that end, I was pleased to talk to President Ozal of
our desire for a strategic understanding with Turkey on the Gulf
and Middle East. / We intend to sell Turkey 80 F-16 planes. We
retstated our commitment to greater FMS funding. We reaffirmed
our support of Turkey's membership in the European Community. /
I believe these acts can advance security / stability / and
justice in this region and across the globe. /
There is an ancient proverb that goes, "God guides whom He
wills toward a straight path.' " Mr. President, let our path be
straight and true. Let us achieve the real peace Attaturk and
General Washington dreamt of. Let us enrich this generation ---
and all generations to come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
--
To Turkish-American friendship;
--
To a safer world for our children, and all children;
--
And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
#
#
#
#
STATE DINNER \ ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991 \ 8:00 P.M.
MR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. //
I WANT FIRST TO THANK PRESIDENT OZAL FOR INVITING
US TO SEE THIS WONDERFUL COUNTRY. STANDING OUTSIDE
ATATURK'S TOMB THIS MORNING, I COULD NOT HELP BUT THINK
OF THE PARALLELS BETWEEN THE FOUNDER OF THE MODERN
TURKISH REPUBLIC -- WHOSE NAME MEANS "FATHER OF THE
TURKS" -- AND THE MAN WE AMERICANS CALL THE FATHER OF
OUR COUNTRY, GEORGE WASHINGTON.
- 2 -
BOTH WERE GREAT GENERALS; BOTH WERE GREAT LEADERS.
AND BOTH USED THEIR WORDS, THEIR TIMES AND THEIR
OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD GREAT NATIONS.
EACH KNEW THAT TO WIN A WAR ONE MUST SECURE THE
PEACE. EACH HAD A VISION FOR HIS COUNTRY'S FUTURE
THAT, THROUGH COURAGE, LABOR AND SELFLESS DETERMINATION
-- BECAME THAT NATION'S DESTINY. //
- 3 -
THEN, AS NOW, WE BELIEVE IN WHAT ATATURK CALLED
"PEACE AT HOME AND PEACE ABROAD. If WE KNOW THAT
PROTECTING PEACE SOMETIMES MEANS BEING WILLING TO
DEFEND IT. // THAT IS WHY WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN
NATO FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS. THAT IS WHY WE FOUGHT
TOGETHER IN THE KOREAN WAR. THAT IS WHY WE STOOD
TOGETHER TO REVERSE THE OCCUPATION OF KUWAIT. ////
- 4 -
THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE -- MEN AND WOMEN --
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COALITION AND THE LIBERATION OF KUWAIT. I BELIEVE THAT
NO ONE PROVIDED GREATER LEADERSHIP OR CLARITY OF
PURPOSE THAN PRESIDENT TURGUT OZAL. I KNOW BECAUSE WE
TALKED TOGETHER BY PHONE COUNTLESS TIMES. HE NEVER
FLINCHED AND HE WAS ALWAYS COURAGEOUS AND FAR-SIGHTED.
ARRIVAL STATEMENT \ ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991 \ 10:50 A.M.
PRESIDENT OZAL, PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ, YOUR
EXCELLENCIES, MY FRIENDS. BARBARA AND I ARE GRATEFUL
FOR THIS GRACIOUS RECEPTION, AND FOR THE CHANCE TO BE
HERE IN TURKEY. // HAVING HEARD ALL OUR LIVES ABOUT
TURKISH HOSPITALITY, I CAN SAY THAT REPORTS OF ITS
WARMTH HAVE NOT BEEN EXAGGERATED. //
THIRTY-TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN PRESIDENT EISENHOWER
VISITED TURKEY, HE WAS GREETED BY A ROARING CROWD.
- 2 -
THOUSANDS HAILED HIM IN THE STREETS -- CHEERING NOT
MERELY AMERICA BUT ALSO OUR SHARED VALUES AND IDEALS.
// ONE SIGN IN PARTICULAR TOUCHED HIM. IT READ:
"WELCOME TO YOUR SECOND HOME. " / TODAY, I FEEL AS
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER DID -- THAT TURKEY IS A SECOND
HOME. I SAY THAT NOT MERELY BECAUSE OF YOUR FAMED
TURKISH HOSPITALITY -- BUT BECAUSE OF OUR COMMON IDEALS
AND INTERESTS.
- 3 -
TURKISH-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP REACHES BACK AS FAR AS
THE LATE 18TH CENTURY. WE HAVE FORGED CLOSE TIES
THROUGH TRADE AND COMMERCE / MILITARY COOPERATION / AND
ABOVE ALL, A VISION EXPRESSED BY YOUR GREAT LEADER,
KEMAL ATATURK -- THAT "THE VOICE OF THE GOVERNMENT MUST
SPEAK THE WORDS OF ITS PEOPLE. " //
RECENTLY, MR. PRESIDENT, YOUR PEOPLE PROVED THAT
FRIENDSHIP ANEW -- OR AS THE TURKISH PROVERB SAYS,
"GOOD FRIENDS BECOME APPARENT ON BLACK DAYS."
- 4 -
WHEN SADDAM HUSSEIN INVADED KUWAIT, TURKEY ACTED
COURAGEOUSLY TO ENSURE THAT AGGRESSION WOULD NOT STAND.
As THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS, THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION
COULD NOT HAVE ACHIEVED THE LIBERATION OF KUWAIT
WITHOUT TURKEY'S PIVOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS. //
Now, BECAUSE WE WERE RESOLUTE AGAINST NAKED
AGGRESSION, OUR NATIONS STAND TOGETHER NOW AT THE
DAWNING OF A NEW WORLD ORDER.
- 5 -
OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS IN ANKARA AND HISTORIC
ISTANBUL, MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS OUR
FUTURE WITH YOU, PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ AND WITH THE
TURKISH PEOPLE.
WE WILL TALK OF REGIONAL DISPUTES / ENVIRONMENTAL
CHALLENGES / AND TURKEY'S ECONOMIC REFORMS -- REFORMS
THAT HAVE HELPED YOU BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR LASTING
PROSPERITY.
- 6 -
HERE, LET US STRENGTHEN OUR DEVELOPING STRATEGIC
RELATIONSHIP BY AGREEING TO CLOSER CONSULTATIONS ON THE
VITAL POLITICAL ISSUES WE FACE / BUILDING EXPANDED
SECURITY TIES / AND ESTABLISHING A MUCH MORE VIGOROUS
ECONOMIC DIALOGUE.
LET US TAKE UP THE CHALLENGES OF FREE TRADE AND
HUMAN RIGHTS.
- 7 -
BUT LET US NOT STOP THERE. LET US BROADEN CONTACTS
BETWEEN THE TURKISH AND AMERICAN PEOPLE, SO THAT IN
SCIENCE AND MEDICINE / THE ENVIRONMENT AND EDUCATION
/ TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE / CULTURE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
-- WE MIGHT UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER BETTER -- AND
STRENGTHEN THE BONDS THAT CONNECT US.
- 8 -
AND AS I HAVE JUST COME FROM GREECE, LET US TALK
ABOUT WAYS OF BUILDING A PATH To PEACE ON CYPRUS AND
MAKING POSSIBLE THE RECONCILIATION BETWEEN TURKEY AND
GREECE.
FOR FORTY YEARS, TURKEY HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART
OF THE WEST. RECENTLY, YOU HAVE HELPED THE IRON
CURTAIN FALL FROM EASTERN EUROPE -- SPURRING DEMOCRACY
ABROAD JUST AS YOU HAVE WORKED HARD TO BUILD IT AT
HOME. //
- 9 -
WE BELIEVE THE YEARS AHEAD WILL LEAD TO EVEN
STRONGER AND BROADER U.S. -TURKISH TIES. WE LOOK
FORWARD To LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE BY
MAINTAINING THE ALLIANCE THAT HAS SERVED US so WELL.
A TURKISH PROVERB READS, "A SHARED CUP OF COFFEE
RESULTS IN FORTY YEARS OF MEMORIES." // MR. PRESIDENT,
OUR CONVERSATIONS CAN RESULT IN DEEDS AND DREAMS THAT
WILL INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS.
- 10 -
OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS, LET US HAVE NO FEAR, AS
ATATURK SAID, "OF SPEAKING THE TRUTH." INDEED, LET US
USE THE TRUTH TO ATTAIN THE STABLE PEACE AND GREATER
PROSPERITY THIS NATION, THIS REGION, AND OUR WORLD
DESERVE. //
THANK YOU FOR THE WARMTH OF THIS RECEPTION. GOD
BLESS TURKEY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
#
#
#
#
STATE DINNER \ ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991 \ 8:00 P.M.
MR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. //
I WANT FIRST TO THANK PRESIDENT OZAL FOR INVITING
US TO SEE THIS WONDERFUL COUNTRY. STANDING OUTSIDE
KEMAL ATATURK'S TOMB THIS MORNING, I COULD NOT HELP BUT
THINK OF THE PARALLELS BETWEEN THE FOUNDER OF THE
MODERN TURKISH REPUBLIC -- WHOSE NAME MEANS "FATHER OF
THE TURKS" -- AND THE MAN WE AMERICANS CALL THE FATHER
OF OUR COUNTRY, GEORGE WASHINGTON.
- 2 -
BOTH WERE GREAT GENERALS; BOTH WERE GREAT LEADERS.
AND BOTH USED THEIR WORDS, THEIR TIMES AND THEIR
OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD GREAT NATIONS.
EACH KNEW THAT TO WIN A WAR ONE MUST SECURE THE
PEACE -- THAT ONE COULD NOT NEGLECT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE FRIENDS OF FORMER ENEMIES. EACH HAD A VISION FOR
HIS COUNTRY'S FUTURE THAT, THROUGH COURAGE, LABOR AND
SELFLESS DETERMINATION -- BECAME THAT NATION'S DESTINY.
//
- 3 -
THEN, AS NOW, TURKEY AND AMERICA ESPOUSED THE SAME
IDEALS ABOUT PERSONAL LIBERTY AND OPPORTUNITY. Now, AS
THEN, WE BELIEVE IN WHAT ATATURK CALLED "PEACE AT HOME
AND PEACE ABROAD. WE KNOW THAT PROTECTING PEACE
SOMETIMES MEANS BEING WILLING TO DEFEND IT. // THAT IS
WHY WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN NATO FOR NEARLY 40
YEARS. THAT IS WHY WE FOUGHT TOGETHER IN THE KOREAN
WAR. THAT IS WHY WE STOOD TOGETHER TO REVERSE THE
OCCUPATION OF KUWAIT. ////
- 4 -
THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE -- MEN AND WOMEN --
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COALITION AND THE LIBERATION OF KUWAIT. I BELIEVE THAT
NO ONE PROVIDED GREATER LEADERSHIP OR CLARITY OF
PURPOSE THAN PRESIDENT TURGUT OZAL. I KNOW BECAUSE WE
TALKED TOGETHER BY PHONE COUNTLESS TIMES. HE NEVER
FLINCHED AND HE WAS ALWAYS COURAGEOUS AND FAR-SIGHTED.
- 5 -
LET ME ADD THAT OUR RESPECT AND GRATITUDE ALSO
EXTENDS TO TURKEY'S MILITARY LEADERS -- THE TURKISH
GENERAL STAFF -- WHO DISPLAYED UNCOMMON DEDICATION TO
THE COALITION'S OBJECTIVES. IT WAS A COMFORT FOR ALL
OF US IN WASHINGTON To KNOW THAT, WHEN THE UNITED
NATIONS DECIDED TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ,
TURKEY WOULD NOT HESITATE TO DO WHAT WAS RIGHT. I WANT
YOU TO KNOW -- AND I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE -- THAT TURKEY'S ROLE IN THE GULF CRISIS HAS
NOT, AND WILL NOT BE, FORGOTTEN. ////
- 6 -
LET ME ALSO SAY: WE KNOW THE COST OF YOUR COURAGE.
TURKEY HAS INCURRED ENORMOUS DAMAGE -- ESPECIALLY IN
THE SOUTHEAST -- FROM ITS COMPLIANCE WITH U.N.
SANCTIONS, ITS DECISION To DEPLOY TROOPS, AND ITS
GENEROUS RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF DISPLACED IRAQIS CAMPED ALONG ITS BORDERS. //
As WE LOOK AHEAD, LET US USE THE LAST YEAR AS A
MODEL OF COOPERATION. As ALLIES, MR. PRESIDENT, WE
MUST EXPAND AND DEEPEN OUR RELATIONSHIP -- WE MUST
CREATE A NEW STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP.
- 7 -
IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT "GREAT TASKS AND IMPORTANT
MISSIONS ARE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY THROUGH COOPERATIVE
EFFORTS. "/// THAT IS WHY I TALKED TODAY WITH PRESIDENT
OZAL AND PRIME MINISTER AKBULUT OF STRENGTHENING THE
BONDS THAT LINK OUR COUNTRIES.
TURKEY'S GENIUS CAN ADVANCE NOT ONLY PROSPERITY AT
HOME BUT ALSO PEACE ABROAD. So LET US BUILD A NEW
FUTURE TOGETHER.
- 8 -
A FUTURE OF PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, A FUTURE OF PEACE
ON CYPRUS, AND PEACE BETWEEN TWO GREAT COUNTRIES,
TURKEY AND GREECE, LED BY WISE AND RESPONSIBLE MEN.
LET US WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A U.S. - TURKISH
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT OUR PATHS ARE
COMMON, OUR INTERESTS AND VALUES ARE INTERTWINED, AND
OUR FATE -- AS FREE AND DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES -- WILL BE
ALWAYS LINKED.
- 9 -
MR. PRESIDENT, LET OUR PATH BE STRAIGHT AND TRUE.
LET US ACHIEVE THE REAL PEACE ATATURK AND GENERAL
WASHINGTON DREAMT OF. LET US ENRICH THIS GENERATION
-- AND ALL GENERATIONS TO COME.
#
# #
INTER.
STATE DINNER \ ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991 \ 8:00 P.M.
MR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. //
I WANT FIRST TO THANK PRESIDENT OZAL FOR INVITING
US TO SEE THIS WONDERFUL COUNTRY. STANDING OUTSIDE
ATATURK'S TOMB THIS MORNING, I COULD NOT HELP BUT
THINK OF THE PARALLELS BETWEEN THE FOUNDER OF THE
MODERN TURKISH REPUBLIC -- WHOSE NAME MEANS "FATHER OF
THE TURKS" -- AND THE MAN WE AMERICANS CALL THE FATHER
OF OUR COUNTRY, GEORGE WASHINGTON.
- 2 -
BOTH WERE GREAT GENERALS; BOTH WERE GREAT LEADERS.
AND BOTH USED THEIR WORDS, THEIR TIMES AND THEIR
OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD GREAT NATIONS.
EACH KNEW THAT TO WIN A WAR ONE MUST SECURE THE
PEACE. THAT ONE COULD NOT NEGLECT THE OP ORTUNITY TO
MAKE FRIENDS OF FORMER ENEMIES.
EACH HAD A VISION FOR
HIS COUNTRY'S FUTURE THAT, THROUGH COURAGE, LABOR AND
SELFLESS DETERMINATION -- BECAME THAT NATION'S DESTINY.
//
- 3 -
THEN, AS NOW,
TURKEY AND AMERICA ESPOUSED THE SAME
IDEALS PERSONAL LIBERTY AND OPPORTUNITY Now, AS AS
WE BELIEVE IN WHAT ATATURK CALLED "PEACE AT HOME
AND PEACE ABROAD. " WE KNOW THAT PROTECTING PEACE
SOMETIMES MEANS BEING WILLING TO DEFEND IT. // THAT IS
WHY WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN NATO FOR NEARLY 40
YEARS. THAT IS WHY WE FOUGHT TOGETHER IN THE KOREAN
WAR. THAT IS WHY WE STOOD TOGETHER TO REVERSE THE
OCCUPATION OF KUWAIT. ////
- 4 -
THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE -- MEN AND WOMEN --
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COALITION AND THE LIBERATION OF KUWAIT. I BELIEVE THAT
NO ONE PROVIDED GREATER LEADERSHIP OR CLARITY OF
PURPOSE THAN PRESIDENT TURGUT OZAL. I KNOW BECAUSE WE
TALKED TOGETHER BY PHONE COUNTLESS TIMES. HE NEVER
FLINCHED AND HE WAS ALWAYS COURAGEOUS AND FAR-SIGHTED.
- 5 -
LET ME ADD THAT OUR RESPECT AND GRATITUDE ALSO
EXTENDS TO TURKEY'S MILITARY LEADERS -- THE TURKISH
GENERAL STAFF -- WHO DISPLAYED UNCOMMON DEDICATION TO
THE COALITION'S OBJECTIVES. IT WAS A COMFORT FOR ALL
OF US IN WASHINGTON TO KNOW THAT, WHEN THE UNITED
NATIONS DECIDED TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ,
TURKEY WOULD NOT HESITATE TO DO WHAT WAS RIGHT. I WANT
YOU TO KNOW -- AND I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE -- THAT TURKEY'S ROLE IN THE GULF CRISIS HAS
NOT, AND WILL NOT BE, FORGOTTEN. ////
- 6 -
LET ME ALSO SAY: WE KNOW THE COST OF YOUR COURAGE.
TURKEY HAS INCURRED ENORMOUS DAMAGE -- ESPECIALLY IN
THE SOUTHEAST -- FROM ITS COMPLIANCE WITH U.N.
SANCTIONS, ITS DECISION TO DEPLOY TROOPS, AND ITS
GENEROUS RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF DISPLACED PEOPLE CAMPED ALONG ITS BORDERS. //
As WE LOOK AHEAD, LET US USE THE LAST YEAR AS A
MODEL OF COOPERATION. As ALLIES, MR. PRESIDENT, WE
MUST EXPAND AND DEEPEN OUR RELATIONSHIP -- WE MUST
CREATE A NEW STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP.
- 7 -
IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT "GREAT TASKS AND IMPORTANT
MISSIONS ARE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY THROUGH COOPERATIVE
EFFORTS. "/// THAT IS WHY I TALKED TODAY WITH PRESIDENT
OZAL AND PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ OF STRENGTHENING THE
BONDS THAT LINK OUR COUNTRIES.
TURKEY'S GENIUS CAN ADVANCE NOT ONLY PROSPERITY AT
HOME BUT ALSO PEACE ABROAD. So LET US BUILD A NEW
FUTURE TOGETHER.
- 8 -
A FUTURE OF PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, A FUTURE OF PEACE
ON CYPRUS, AND PEACE BETWEEN TWO GREAT COUNTRIES,
TURKEY AND GREECE, LED BY WISE AND RESPONSIBLE MEN.
LET US WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A U.S. - -TURKISH
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT OUR PATHS ARE
COMMON, OUR INTERESTS AND VALUES ARE INTERTWINED, AND
OUR FATE -- AS FREE AND DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES -- WILL BE
ALWAYS LINKED.
- 9 -
MR. PRESIDENT, LET OUR PATH BE STRAIGHT AND TRUE.
LET US ACHIEVE THE REAL PEACE ATATURK AND GENERAL
WASHINGTON DREAMT OF. LET US ENRICH THIS GENERATION
-- AND ALL GENERATIONS TO COME.
#
# #
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about human rights and personal liberty, opportunity, and
prosperity. Each revered the rule of law. // Now, as then, we
believe in what Ataturk called "peace at home, and peace abroad."
We know that protecting peace sometimes means being willing to
defend it. // That is why we have worked together in NATO for
nearly 40 years. / That is why we fought together in the Korean
War. / That is why we stood together to reverse the occupation
of Kuwait. //
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It.
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and did. // That we
succeeded is a tribute to the friendship between our peoples. It
is also a tribute to our willingness to sacrifice -- and to
leadership from people like your President. //
I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf of the
American people -- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis has not,
and will not be, forgotten. // We remember how you shut down the
Iraqi oil pipeline -- then, banned cross border trade -- then,
permitted allied military strikes from your bases. // We
appreciate your more than 100,000 troops to the Iraqi border ---
occupying over ten Iraqi divisions and helping deter further
3
adventurism. And we value your membership in the new rapid
deployment force. / /
Let me say: I know the cost of your courage. Turkey has
incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast -- from
its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
For its part, America has tried to help. Through our
chairmanship of the Gulf Crisis Financial Coordination Group, we
have obtained economic assistance for Turkey. We have also made
large assistance available on a bilateral basis. / As we look
ahead, let us use the last year as a model of cooperation. / As.
allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen our
relationship. We can afford no less. Our people deserve no
less. / /
A Turkish scholar once said, "Great tasks and important
missions are accomplished only through cooperative efforts. " //
That is why we talked today of strengthening the bonds that link
our countries. / We discussed how other countries can do what
Turkey has: Eliminate illicit opium production. / We praised
Turkey's ability to export to the world / attract tourists and
investors / to develop the agricultural potential of this region
through water projects / and to educate its people. /
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So we detailed today the need to deal ---
directly, and decisively -- with the Cyprus question. /
4
We spoke of how the international community can aid regional
stability by making good on its Gulf Crisis economic support
payments to Turkey. /
We focused, too, on the need to avoid strife in the Agean
Sea -- and to reach agreement on Agean seabed issues. / We are
united by this belief: Reason -- not inflated rhetoric -- can
make ours a better, more peaceful world. //
Toward that end, I was pleased to talk to President Ozal of
our desire for a strategic understanding with Turkey on the Gulf
and Middle East. / We intend to sell Turkey 80 F-16 planes. We
retstated our commitment to greater FMS funding. We reaffirmed
our support of Turkey's membership in the European Community. /
I believe these acts can advance security / stability / and
justice in this region and across the globe. /
There is an ancient proverb that goes, "God guides whom He
wills toward a straight path.' " Mr. President, let our path be
straight and true. Let us achieve the real peace Attaturk and
General Washington dreamt of. Let us enrich this generation ---
and all generations to come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
--
To Turkish-American friendship;
i
To a safer world for our children, and all children;
--
And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
#
#
#
#
(Smith/Blymire)
July 11, 1991
Draft Two
TOAST
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, your excellencies, distinguished guests and
friends, ladies and gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for
Barbara and me to be in this magnificent room -- and to be
received so warmly by the President of Turkey. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene." ((Nay
Mut-loo Turk-um Dee-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk. " //
Standing here this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington. /
Both were great generals, capable of prosecuting a war to
victory. Both realized the truth of the proverb: "Four things
never return. The spoken word. / The sped arrow. / Time past. /
The neglected opportunity." And both used their words, their
swords, their times and their opportunities to build great
nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about human rights and personal liberty, opportunity, and
prosperity. Each revered the rule of law. // Now, as then, we
believe in what Ataturk called "peace at home, and peace abroad."
We know that protecting peace sometimes means being willing to
defend it. // That is why we have worked together in NATO for
nearly 40 years. / That is why we fought together in the Korean
War. / That is why we stood together to reverse the occupation
of Kuwait. / /
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and did. // That we
succeeded is a tribute to the friendship between our peoples. It
is also a tribute to our willingness to sacrifice -- and to
leadership from people like your President. //
I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf of the
American people -- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis has not,
and will not be, forgotten. // We remember how you shut down the
Iraqi oil pipeline -- then, banned cross-border trade -- then,
when permitted allied military strikes from your bases. // We
appreciate your more than 100,000 troops to the Iraqi border --
occupying over ten Iraqi divisions and helping deter further
3
adventurism. And we value your membership in the new rapid
deployment force. / /
Let me say: I know the cost of your courage. Turkey has
incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast -- from
its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
For its part, America has tried to help. Through our
chairmanship of the Gulf Crisis Financial Coordination Group, we
have obtained economic assistance for Turkey. We have also made
large assistance available on a bilateral basis. / As we look
ahead, let us use the last year as a model of cooperation. / As
allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen our
relationship. We can afford no less. Our people deserve no
less. //
A Turkish scholar once said, "Great tasks and important
missions are accomplished only through cooperative efforts. " //
That is why we talked today of strengthening the bonds that link
our countries. / We discussed how other countries can do what
Turkey has: Eliminate illicit opium production. / We praised
Turkey's ability to export to the world / attract tourists and
investors / to develop the agricultural potential of this region
through water projects / and to educate its people. /
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So we detailed today the need to deal --
directly, and decisively -- with the Cyprus question. /
4
We spoke of how the international community can aid regional
stability by making good on its Gulf Crisis economic support
payments to Turkey. /
We focused, too, on the need to avoid strife in the Agean
Sea -- and to reach agreement on Agean seabed issues. / We are
united by this belief: Reason -- not inflated rhetoric -- can
make ours a better, more peaceful world. //
Toward that end, I was pleased to talk to President Ozal of
our desire for a strategic understanding with Turkey on the Gulf
and Middle East. / We intend to sell Turkey 80 F-16 planes. We
retstated our commitment to greater FMS funding. We reaffirmed
our support of Turkey's membership in the European Community. /
I believe these acts can advance security / stability / and
justice in this region and across the globe. /
There is an ancient proverb that goes, "God guides whom He
wills toward a straight path. " Mr. President, let our path be
straight and true. Let us achieve the real peace Attaturk and
General Washington dreamt of. Let us enrich this generation --
and all the generations to come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
-- To Turkish-American friendship;
-- To a safer world for our children, and all children;
-- And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 13, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW
FROM:
CURT SMITH
SUBJECT:
STATE DINNER TOAST
ANKARA, TURKEY
On Saturday, July 20, at 8 p.m., you will return the toast
at the State Dinner in Ankara, Turkey. Your remarks are 7
minutes in length, and will be on cards.
(Smith/Blymire)
July 13, 1991
Draft Three
TOAST.TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, distinguished guests and friends, ladies and
gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for Barbara and me to be in
this magnificent room -- and to be received so warmly by the
President of Turkey. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene." ((nay
MOOT-loo TURK-uhm DEE-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk.' " //
Standing there this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington.
Both were great generals; both realized the truth of the
proverb: "Four things come not back: The spoken word. / The
sped arrow. / Time past. / The neglected opportunity." And both
used their words, their times and their opportunities to build
great nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,
2
through courage, labor and selfless determination -- became that
nation's destiny. //
Then, as now, Turkey and America espoused the same ideals
about personal liberty, opportunity, and prosperity. Each
revered the rule of law. /// Now, as then, we believe in what
Ataturk called "peace at home and peace abroad.' We know that
protecting peace sometimes means being willing to defend it. //
That is why we have worked together in NATO for nearly 40 years.
That is why we fought together in the Korean War. That is why we
stood together to reverse the occupation of Kuwait. ////
Less than two weeks from now, on August 2, a year will have
passed since Saddam Hussein unleashed his butchery of Kuwait. It
has been a momentous year for the United States and Turkey. We
had to rise to extraordinary challenges -- and we did --
together. // That we succeeded is a tribute to the friendship
between our peoples. It is also a tribute to our willingness to
sacrifice -- and to leadership from people like your President.
There were many people -- men and women -- responsible for
the success of the international coalition and the liberation of
Kuwait. I would like to submit to you tonight that no one
provided greater leadership or clarity of purpose than President
Turgut Ozal. I know because we talked together by phone
countless times. He never flinched and he was always courageous
and far-sighted.
Let me add that our respect and gratitude also extends to
Turkey's military leaders -- the Turkish General Staff -- who
3
displayed uncommon dedication to the coalition's objectives and
uncommon professionalism in working side by side with our own
soldiers and airmen. It was a comfort for all of us in
Washington to know that, when the United Nations decided to
impose sanctions against Iraq, Turkey would not hesitate to do
what was right. I want you to know -- and I speak here on behalf
of the American people -- that Turkey's role in the Gulf Crisis
has not, and will not be, forgotten. ////
Let me also say: We know the cost of your courage. Turkey
has incurred enormous damage -- especially in the Southeast --
from its compliance with U.N. sanctions, its decision to deploy
troops, and its generous relief assistance to the hundreds of
thousands of displaced Iraqis camped along its borders. //
As we look ahead, let us use the last year as a model of
cooperation. As allies, Mr. President, we must expand and deepen
our relationship -- we must create a new strategic relationship.
We can afford no less. Our people deserve no less. ////
It has been said that "Great tasks and important missions
are accomplished only through cooperative efforts. '/// That is
why I talked today with President Ozal and Prime Minister Akbulut
of strengthening the bonds that link our countries.
Turkey's genius can advance not only prosperity at home but
also peace abroad. So let us build a new future together. A
future of peace in the Middle East, a future of peace on Cyprus,
and peace between two great countries, Turkey and Greece, led by
wise and responsible men. Let us work together to build a U.S.-
4
Turkish relationship that accentuates not only the common efforts
of our two governments, but also the connections between our
citizens in a thousand walks of life. In sum, let us go forward
together with the knowledge that our paths are common, our
interests and values are intertwined, and our fate -- as free and
democratic peoples -- will be always linked.
There is an ancient proverb that states, "Man thinks, God
directs." Mr. President, let our path be straight and true. Let
us achieve the real peace Ataturk and General Washington dreamt
of. Let us enrich this generation -- and all generations to
come.
In that spirit, I ask all of our guests tonight to rise and
raise their glasses:
-- To Turkish-American friendship;
-- To a safer world for our children, and all children;
-- And to the health and happiness of the people of
Turkey.
#
#
#
#
STAFFED
(Smith/Blymire)
July 12, 1991
Draft Three
TOAST. TS
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: STATE DINNER
ANKARA, TURKEY
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991
Mr. President, distinguished guests and friends, ladies and
gentlemen. It is indeed a privilege for Barbara and me to be in
this magnificent room -- and to be received so warmly by the
President of Turkey. //
I want first to thank President Ozal for inviting us to see
this wonderful country. I understand better now why it is
written outside Ataturk's tomb: "Ne mutlu turkum diyene." ( (Nay
Mut-loo Turk-um Dee-yen-eh.) "How happy am I to be a Turk.' " //
Standing here this morning, I could not help but think of
the parallels between the founder of the modern Turkish Republic
-- whose name means "Father of the Turks" -- and the man we
Americans call the Father of our Country, George Washington. /
Both were great generals, capable of prosecuting a war to
victory. Both realized the truth of the proverb: "Four things
never return. The spoken word. / The sped arrow. / Time past. /
The neglected opportunity." And both used their words, their
swords, their times and their opportunities to build great
nations.
Each knew that to win a war one must secure the peace --
that one could not neglect the opportunity to make friends of
former enemies. Each had a vision for his country's future that,